Skip to content
Public Figure Record

Who is Glenda Gray?

Glenda Gray

South African HIV and vaccine researcher who was President and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council for two terms ending in 2024 and chairs the GARDP board.

Identity

Full name
Glenda Gray1 2 3
Country
South Africa
Status
Active

Current roles

  • Sep 2024 – presentChair, Board of Directors · Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP)3 4

Former roles

  • 2021Principal Investigator / co-lead · Sisonke study (Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, health workers)1 5
  • 2024President and CEO · South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)5 2 3
  • Member, Scientific Advisory Committee · CEPI3
  • Board member / Council member · National Research Foundation; University of Cape Town Council3

Evidence

  1. PrimaryStudy affirms J&J vaccine efficacy against death, hospitalisationSAnews (South African Government News Agency) · 6 Aug 2021
  2. PrimaryPresident and CEO of the SAMRC Prof Glenda Gray's second term comes to an end in 2024South African Medical Research Council · 31 Jul 2023
  3. PrimaryProfessor Glenda Gray appointed new GARDP Board ChairGARDP · 30 Sep 2024
  4. PrimaryGovernanceGARDP · 13 Jul 2026
  5. PrimaryMore than 10 percent of the health care workers successfully vaccinated through the Sisonke StudySouth African Medical Research Council · 18 Mar 2021

Record log

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

Something wrong? Tell the editors, with a source. Identifier glenda-gray.